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State Street Corporation released its new State Street Investment Analytics Dashboard.

Charles Schwab Investment Management, the asset management arm of the Charles Schwab Corporation, announced changes to its target-date mutual funds to enhance the portfolios and reduce expenses.

SunTrust has released a 401(k) program aimed at business with 100 or fewer employees.

Russell Investments has expanded the availability of real-time index data on russell.com to include, for the first time, eight global benchmarks.

A sales kit for insurance professionals, recently released by Pacific Life, explains how life insurance can help build assets for clients' retirement plans while providing protection to families...

Buck Consultants, an ACS company, introduced a green awareness consulting service to help employers change their employees' behaviors in the office and at home.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) introduced what it said is the first convertible bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) available to U.S. investors.

Principal Funds has lowered the up-front sales charges on Class A shares of its fixed-income funds.

Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, launched a new program to help broker/dealers better serve investment professionals and registered investment advisers (RIAs).

DWS Investments launched new and enhanced educational tools about structured products, designed to meet the educational needs of both financial advisers and individual investors.

They say that practice makes perfect--and for non-profit employers that sponsor 403(b) retirement plans, Principal Financial Group is offering to give them a chance to "practice."

ETF Portfolio Management (ETF PM) launched a new investment platform.

Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG), an affiliate of 401(k) Advisors, announced the launch of its latest offering for adviser members.

Prudential Retirement has a new target for its IncomeFlex solution: target-date funds.

Advisers who sell Securian retirement plans will find new client support tools at SecurianRetirementCenter.com.

USA Tax&Insurance Services (USA Tax) rolled out a system to help advisers sell managed portfolios and acquire assets under management, the company said.

AARP Services, Inc., has launched a new initiative designed to assist small business owners with group health insurance, retirement planning, and payroll services.

Claymore Investments, a Canadian exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider, has launched two foreign-equity-based ETFs.

401kDIRECT launched a new program that gives advisers, third-party administrators (TPAs), and plan sponsors access to exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Transamerica Insurance&Investment Group (TIIG) launched a resource for financial planners and life insurance professionals to help clients who have children or relatives with special needs.